this chapter takes place right after Separate Paths. so get to see some more interaction between Justice and Archer. Plus much more.

diclaimer i don't own the Avengers or Marvel


Circumstances

Justice headed outside on her way to meet Cap in Brooklyn, "Hey J." Archer yells running after her. Justice turns around, "Where ya goin'?"

"Brooklyn." she states. She turns her back on him and starts walking.

He grabs her shoulder, "By walking?"

"Not the whole time some by flying."

He pulled out his keys, "How about a ride. Save some energy?" he pointed towards his motorcycle. He got on and she followed, they drove in silence for awhile, "Why you going to Brooklyn?" Archer asks breaking the silence.

"Cap called said he wanted to talk in person." they slipped back into silence, "What's your nickname?" Justice asked.

"My what?" he asks confused.

"Trickshot gives everyone a nickname. Beau's is baby boy. What's yours?"

"My initials D.B."

"Oh, so Beau is the younger twin or something?"

Archer smiled, "Don't over think it J. Beau was just a baby the first and was suppose to be last time he saw him."

"Huh makes sense."

"I just realized this," Archer said changing the subject, "we just left a Ogre and Hulk alone."

"Don't worry they won't do anything smashing wise unless they're forced to."

Bruce and Josh both sat in the living room going over some gamma data. Then there is a knock on the door, "I guess Justice forgot something." Josh said getting up to open the door.

Before he could it was kicked in and a small ball rolled in. It shot out gas from all sides, Josh started to cough. Then more of them were thrown in from windows, filling the house with gas. Bruce soon fell to the ground unconscious. Before Josh did he saw Gen. Ross standing over him wearing a gas mask.

Josh grabbed his phone and quickly text Justice, then the gas finally took over him and he laid on the ground motionless. Soldiers moved into the house, they put Bruce and Josh into containment units. They transported them to a army base in New York.

In Brooklyn Beau and Clint stood on opposite sides of the apartment building door. Clint mouthed 1,2,3, then he kicked in the door. Both of them had their bows raised and an arrow ready to shoot. They saw Trickshot with a beer in his hand. Beau and Clint both shot their arrows, the arrows pinned him to the wall behind him by his shoulders. Beau stood in front of Trickshot, he pulled out an arrow and pointed it at his throat.

"I'm going to ask only once where is Archer?" he said through clenched teeth.

Trickshot looked at Clint, "What? Did baby bro get tired of baby boy? Now you want D.B.?" Beau pressed the arrow into Trickshot's throat drawing blood.

"You might want to answer the question Barney. Where is David?"

Trickshot scoffed, "As if I know. I kicked his a** after baby boy was cleared. I passed out after that, when I woke up the next morning D.B. and his motorcycle was gone. As far as I know he could be half way to Mexico by now."

Archer parked his motorcycle in front of the building next to the coffee shop, two blocks away from his home. Justice got off then took out her phone and dialed a number, "Who are you calling J.?" Archer asked.

"A friend." the phone rings three times then they answer.

Reine had gotten most of her memory back. Most from the help of Billy Jean, some came back on it's own. Her cell phone rang she flipped it open and answered, "Bonjour Reine LeBeu speakin'"

"Hey Reine it's Justice I just wanted to tell you I'm in the states and might stop by later."

"Oh, okay."

"Kay see you later." she hung up.

Reine closed her phone, "Hey Billy Jean do ya know a Justice?" she yelled down the hall.

"Who's Reine?" Archer asked.

"I told you a friend." she went inside the coffee shop leaving Archer standing by his motorcycle.

Justice walked in she came to the third booth, she saw Cap. His head was down, he was looking at his coffee. She slipped into the booth.

Cap looked up, he stared wide eyed at her, "What?" Justice asked.

Cap shook his head, "Sorry you reminded me of someone I knew back in…never mind. I didn't expect you to look different."

"Sorry aboot the inconveniences capiton." she said in her Canadian accent.

"I guess the clothes isn't the only change." they stared at each other.

"Can I get you something?" a young waitress asked Justice.

"Hot chocolate please and thank you." the waitress left to get her drink surprised by her politeness.

Cap waited until she was out of earshot to speak, "So what's new?"

Justice smiled, "That's really what you want to talk aboot?" she asked. The waitress sat down the hot drink on the table, "Thank you again." she says.

She blew on the hot drink, "Justice I just want to talk."

"Aboot what?"

Cap looked her right in her eyes, "Anything you want to."

Justice sighed, she looked at her drink and started to chip at the mug handle, "Well Bruce, Josh, and I are all living at my old home in Canada." she looked up at him.

"That's nice of you."

She looked out the window she could she Archer. She bit her lip, then sat up straight, "We have a new guest sort of."

"What do you mean?" Cap asked.

"You know Archer right?"

"Yes he and the Enchantress both pushed the Avengers to be no more."

"He came to me Cap."

"What?"

"He drove all the way to Canada to stay. He's tired of Trickshot, he's changed Cap."

"Justice you need to turn him into S.H.I.E.L.D."

"No Cap I'm telling you he's changed."

Cap lowered his head, he ran his hands through his hair and kept them on the back of his neck. He could not believe Justice was so ignorant.

Justice sat back and sighed, "You just don't get it." she whispers.

Archer had noticed Cap and Justice fight. That reminded him of Trickshot he knew he wasn't far from home. Archer got on his motorcycle and decided to give his dad one last visit. When he got there he noticed Hawkeye's sky cycle and the door kicked in.

Archer walked up to the door and listened, "You two don't get it. D.B. is gone he was a waste. Just like you are Beau." Archer couldn't stand Trickshot anymore he stepped into the building bow raised, "D.B. glad you came home." he shot an arrow. It was aimed at Trickshot's heart, but Archer was shaking it hit the arrow pinning his shoulder which freed him, "D.B. you always come through for me."

Trickshot pressed a red button on a trigger. The steps leading to the door exploded. The blast forced Archer to fall forward along with Clint. Trickshot grabbed Beau and held a cloth to his mouth, until he was overpowered by the chemical. He slung Beau over his shoulder, took the sky cycle and flew off with Beau.

Hawkeye recovered he picked Archer up by his shirt and pinned him to the door frame, "Where's Beau?"

"I don't know." he coughed.

"Where is he?" he repeated.

"I don't know!" he yelled, "I came here to kill Trickshot. I didn't mean to make it worse."

He let him go, "I need to find Beau."

"You don't have to do it alone." Archer said.

"Look kid I'm not letting you get involved when it's Trickshot."

"I don't mean just me. I brought J. to a café to meet with Captain America." they both got on Archer's motorcycle.

Inside the café Cap spoke, "Alright do you want to know something? I didn't have any intention on doing this."

"Then why did you?" Justice asked.

"I had an old friend knock some sense into me." Justice looked at him confused, "This is going to sound crazy, but I was visited by Peggy." he smiled, "She convinced me we needed to bond if I reached out to you."

"Cap I…" her phone rang. It was a text from Josh Gen. Ross, in trouble, 911.

"Problem?" Cap asked.

"Uh?" she stammered.

Then Archer ran in, "Hey J. we got a problem."

"Yes. Bye." she says to Cap following Archer outside, "I already know about Gen. Ross." she told him outside.

"What about Ross?" Clint asked.

"Clint?" she says shocked.

"Who's Gen. Ross?" Archer asks.

"He's a military guy who's obsessed with the Hulk and Ogre. Josh just text me he's in trouble. Isn't that why you're here?" she asked Clint.

"No Trickshot has Beau."

"Ok." Justice took out her phone, "Go to Stark Tower tell Star what's happened and she'll help you." she put her phone to her ear.

"Calling Reine again?" Archer asked.

"No a closer friend. Go I'll see you there." they drove off as she listened to the phone ring, then she got the voicemail.

Vlad looked at the caller I.D. on his phone. He waited until the last ring, "Vlad it's Justice. Beau is missing. I'm on my way to Stark Tower to see if Star will help. Call me if you got this message." she hung up.

In Stark Tower Star slowly sits down at a computer, "So Trickshot abducted Beau?" she asks.

"He's not the only one." Justice states walking in, "Josh text me about Ross and I can't reach Vlad."

"I can track them from their Avenger I.D. cards."

"I don't think Josh still has his." Justice says.

"Yeah and Beau smashed his to pieces when he found out what happened." Clint added.

Star snapped her fingers, "I know I can track their phones." she types on the computer, "Got it. Beau is at Coney Island. That makes no sense."

"No it does Trickshot tried to kill him there once he might try again." Clint said running out.

Archer ran after him, "Hey wait. Take this." Star hands him a Bluetooth, "Tell me how it goes." then he leaves. "Okay Josh is at a…" she types on the computer, "military base outside of New York City." Star handed Justice a Bluetooth.

"Wait why aren't you pushing to come?" Justice asks.

"Because if Tony sees I'm gone he'll know I'm up to something and, I have to find Vlad. Which may be easier said then done."

"Thank you." Justice says running out.

"Let me know how it goes!" Star yells back. She sits back in the chair waiting for Vlad's signal to pin point as it bounces off cell towers from everywhere.


i hope you enjoyed the many different things i have going on in this chapter. the next one will be what happens when they try to save Beau.